authorism

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noun

Authorship.

“My publisher put up with my authorisms.”

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Meanings

nounauthorism (countable and uncountable, plural authorisms)

plural authorisms

  1. archaicuncountableAuthorship.

    Authorism of the work is ascribed to Cicero.

  2. countableuncountableA habit or practice of an author.

    My publisher put up with my authorisms.

    1 more example

    No person could be more ready to discern and to praise its graces; but, from the commencement of the Botanic Garden, the jealous spirit of authorism darkened his candor.

    1999, Gary Kelly, Jennifer Kelly, Anna Seward, Bluestocking feminism: writings of the Bluestocking Circle, 1738-1785

Origin

From author + -ism.

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APA

authorism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/authorism

MLA

“authorism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/authorism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “authorism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/authorism.

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